SoCCAM – Friday, April 18, 2025
The Lowe Institute of Political Economy at Claremont McKenna College invites economists to attend the 14th Annual Southern California Conference in Applied Microeconomics (SoCCAM) on Friday, April 18, 2025. This year, all sessions will be back in Freeberg Forum at Claremont McKenna College. The keynote address will be held on at CMC's Athenaeum.
2025 Call for Proposals [pdf]
The Lowe Institute of Political Economy at Claremont McKenna College invites paper submissions for the 14th Annual Southern California Conference in Applied Microeconomics (SoCCAM) to be held at the Claremont Colleges on Friday, April 18, 2025. The keynote address will be given by Uri Gneezy, a prominent behavioral economist and professor at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). We encourage paper submissions in all areas of applied microeconomics including (but not limited to) development, environmental, experimental, health, industrial organization, labor, law, population, public, trade, and urban economics. We invite submissions from faculty and graduate students from all colleges and universities in California.
Submission
The deadline for paper submissions is January 31, 2025. The SoCCAM Organizing Committee will select the papers to be presented at the conference. Please submit a paper or extended abstract here: https://forms.gle/qCU1HG4m9Y7AoBT1A
Travel Honorarium
All presenters and discussants are offered a $300 honorarium to cover travel expenses. To receive the honorarium, please submit this form to Kelly Alexander at the Lowe Institute by April 30, 2025.
SoCCAM 2025 Organizing Committee:
Justin Marion, UC Santa Cruz
Heather Royer, UC Santa Barbara
Anya Samek, UC San Diego
Kevin Shih, UC Riverside
Emily Owens, UC Irvine
Laura Grant, CMC (Chair)
Details for Attending SoCCAM
Lodging
Casa 425 – Claremont
425 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 624-2272
Presenters and discussants, please inquire with Kelly Alexander at the Lowe Institute about a room block.
DoubleTree – Claremont
555 W. Foothill Blvd, Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626-2411
Parking
Parking instructions TBD.
